Tuesday's Notebook

May 14, 1986

Outfielder Paul O'Neill, who started the season with the Cincinnati Reds, tore ligaments in his right thumb while playing for the Class AAA Denver farm club. The ballclub said O'Neill will have surgery this week in Cincinnati and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. He sustained the injury while diving to catch a ball in a game Saturday at Nashville. O'Neill was on the Reds' opening-day roster, but was sent down to Denver after a slow start.